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Post subject: knobs on Am Special Tele
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:03 am
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The knobs are supposed to do what???


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Post subject: Re: knobs on Am Special Tele
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:07 pm
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Uhhh, please tell me your kidding. :shock:

The knob closest to the switch is the volume control and the other one is the tone control. Are you next going to ask what the switch is for? :lol:

You might want to read the owner's manual before posting any more questions here. :wink:

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Post subject: Re: knobs on Am Special Tele
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:28 pm
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well that made me feel really stupid :lol: Honestly- there's no difference when I use them enough that I can't even tell it IS the volume. Maybe there is an issue with my guitar??? Sorry, I'll try to refrain from asking basic things here again. Thanks!


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Post subject: Re: knobs on Am Special Tele
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:47 pm
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Is the guitar brand new? I assume you are plugged into some kind of amp? If you can't turn either of the controls all the way in either direction and hear a difference, then there is something wrong with the guitar or ??????? If you truly are a newbie (and I mean new to electric guitars, I did check your blog before my first response), you really do need to read the owner's manual on how the guitar operates and what the controls do.

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Post subject: Re: knobs on Am Special Tele
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:29 am
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Your guitar features a greasebucket circuit which rolls off the highs without adding bass and keeps your tone from getting more bassy as you roll off volume.


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Post subject: Re: knobs on Am Special Tele
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:27 am
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Blue, yes I did read the manual and yes I do use an amp, so I will crank the bad boy up and make sure it is working properly, because right now I truly do not hear any type of change. Thanks for the info!

And Chrome thanks for the circuit info!


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Post subject: Re: knobs on Am Special Tele
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:04 am
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ngw wrote:
Blue, yes I did read the manual and yes I do use an amp, so I will crank the bad boy up and make sure it is working properly, because right now I truly do not hear any type of change. Thanks for the info!

And Chrome thanks for the circuit info!


Volume control: Turned one way = LOUD! Turned the other way = silence.

Tone control: Turned one way = Trebly. Turned the other way = Bassy.

The pickup selector chooses the neck pickup, bridge pickup, or both depending on where the switch is set. Try each one as you operate the controls.

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Post subject: Re: knobs on Am Special Tele
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:09 pm
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Using a 4-way selector makes the neck pickup sound fatter. :)


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Post subject: Re: knobs on Am Special Tele
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:42 pm
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chromeface wrote:
Using a 4-way selector makes the neck pickup sound fatter. :)


:?: :?: :?:

The AM Special only has a three-way switch according to the Fender website.

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